This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. [ streyt-lahyn ] / ˈstreɪtˈlaɪn
/ This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. adjective Machinery. Accounting. denoting uniform allocation, as in calculating the total depreciation over the life of a depreciable asset, dividing that into equal parts, and depreciating each segment at regular intervals.
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Origin of straight-line
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby straight-line
straight-from-the-shoulder, straight goods, straightjacket, straight joint, straight-laced, straight-line, straight man, straight matter, straightneck, straight off, straight-out
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Words related to straight-line
How to use straight-line in a sentence
In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.
Except the Braves did not win 14 straight pennants (they did win 14 straight division titles), and Smoltz is a also Republican.
Domestically, the prime minister maintains the dubious line that he is the only man who can keep the still-fragile peace.
Last week I turned 40, a bittersweet occasion because I crossed the line to living longer without my mother than with her.
Completed in 1953 and composed with standard line breaks and punctuation, the book was completely ignored upon submission.
She sat straight up in bed, and jerked her hands to her head, and screamed long and terribly.
This wasn't at all what he meant to say, and it sounded very ridiculous; but somehow the words wouldn't come straight.
In this position, the line of cavalry formed the chord of the arc described by the river, and occupied by us.
She had listened—she had listened intently, looking straight out of the window and without moving.
Our talk ranged from the Panhandle to the Canada line, while our horses jogged steadily southward.
British Dictionary definitions for straight-line
noun (modifier) (of a machine) having
components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation of or relating to a method of depreciation whereby equal charges are made against gross profit for each year of an asset's expected life
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
1
: being a mechanical linkage or equivalent device designed to produce or copy motion in a straight line
2
: having the principal parts arranged in a straight line
3
: marked by a uniform spread and especially in equal segments over a given term
straight-line amortization
straight-line depreciation
4
: occurring, measured, or made in or along a straight line
straight-line motion
straight-line extrapolation
Word History
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of straight-line was in 1843
Dictionary Entries Near straight-line
Cite this Entry
“Straight-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straight-line. Accessed 13 Nov. 2022.
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